NY HELP Yes

Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Auditor 1

Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $65001 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

Workweek Variable

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Onondaga

Street Address 187 Northern Concourse

City North Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13212

Duties Description Under the general direction of an Auditor 2:• performs research on the organization to be audited; • assists in establishing the scope of audit by analyzing and determining areas for audit, and timeframe to be examined; • assists in planning audit activities, including specific audit tasks, and the audit schedule; • participates in entrance conferences with representatives of the organization being audited to explain audit goals and methodology, and to gain access to records; • conducts audit by performing various tests, reviews, reconciliations, and evaluations of records to ensure that transactions are processed appropriately;• performs cash counts for accuracy;• performs verifications of inventory for accuracy; • evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization’s internal control system, noting any relative strengths or weaknesses; • utilizes generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and standards when conducting audits;• prepares working papers to document audit scope and conclusions; • prepares narrative reports of audit findings and recommendations; • discusses audit findings with representatives of the organization and participates in exit conferences; • when acting as the auditor-in-charge, leads other Auditors 1 and Auditor Trainees, as required; • participates in development of bureau audit manuals or training programs; and• performs ad-hoc personal allowance reviews, as necessary. Additional Information:• Schedule - Compressed work week. Monday through Wednesday, 7:30am to 5:30pm, and Thursday, 7:30am to 5pm. Friday is a pass day. The position may be filled at the Auditor Trainee 1 level equated to SG-14, ($52,198 - $66,634), Auditor Trainee 2 level equated to SG-16, ($58,247 - $74,135) or full performance Auditor 1 SG-18, ($65,001 - $82,656), based on education and experience. Candidates hired at the trainee level will be advanced to the full performance Auditor 1 SG-18 following the successful completion of the traineeship. LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-JB2

Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:For Auditor 1, you must have:Either 1. A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.2. A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR3. A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.Experience NOT considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns. For Auditor Trainee 1, you must have:Either 1. A bachelor's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation OR2. A bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses. Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.For Auditor Trainee 2, you must have:Either 1. A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR 2. A master's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation. COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:You must be reachable for appointment the current Civil Service eligible list used for filling this title.REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS:Current Office for People with Developmental Disabilities employee with one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as an Auditor 1.TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades. To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm. 55 B/C QUALIFICATIONS:• Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement. • Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary) • Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service, www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/, and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.

Additional Comments • NY HELPSThis title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a noncompetitiveappointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitiveemployment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil ServiceLaw, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continuedemployment will depend on maintaining eligibility.• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLFProgram forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan whileworking full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions oftheir positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact theNYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.• The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and its Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with adiverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas andtalent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, wewelcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin,age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518)486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Jenna Beck

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by March 5, 2025. Please reference the EOA# 2025-043 in all correspondence